Category: 2021

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2021 Nathan Stedman brought forward the disintegrator – now known as the cage mill – in the late 19th century. It was a development that ultimately paved Stedman’s way into the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame. Stedman also made his mark by incorporating his family company, along with two sons,…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2021 EJ Burke not only was an inspiration to those he worked with at DuPont Co., Explosives Technologies International and Dyno Nobel, but to customers across the aggregate industry. A 52-year veteran of explosives who retired in 2020, Burke is characterized as the ultimate gentlemen and a man of high…

Although some of the history behind the cage mill is lost to time, there’s no debating whose name is tied to the 19th century development that is, perhaps, as relevant today as it was when invented more than 135 years ago. The name is that of Nathan P. Stedman. Stedman was an Indiana manufacturer who…

EJ Burke admittedly started in aggregates with zero knowledge about the industry. His entrance was not a planned one, but it nonetheless led to a fruitful and ongoing 54-year career in explosives, coal, metal and, of course, aggregates. Burke’s father died suddenly while he was in college, leaving him to take care of his widowed…